House Rejects Sex-Selection Abortion Ban

And there was an amniocentesis based test for said marker, they would be ENCOURAGING women to have the test and abort each and every homosexual fetus.

I know this for a fact, because I have talked to several Republicans that have said exactly this.

... since in I'm sure more than a few cases, it's the sperm that passes on/activates genetic makeup (especially gender) in a fetus, let's just sterilize all men and be done with the need for abortions entirely.

Works for me.

and cursed for it online.

'Works for me.'

to homosexuality is ever proved, it will dramatically change the political landscape of the issue. Who knows?

huh - GOPPERS????

We are not paying you to do stupid shit.

And if there is a specific gene, wouldn't just blow their argument away because they have always said its a choice or environmental.

Goppers are jerks!

Does that not mean some Republicans jumped ship? That might actually be important -- they so often are in lockstep with the Program.

-- Mal

The Republicans fast-tracked the bill, using a suspension of rules procedure that required a two-thirds supermajority to pass PRENDA (or, if you're a cynical person, PRETENDA). So, even though the vote was 248-165 in favor, it was way short of the votes needed for passage on to the Senate, where it would have died anyway.

So, why did the Republicans do it? Well, it beats working for one. It gives every Republican Representative a chance to go back home and whine to their constituents about how much they loooooove little pre-born babies, but the eeeeeevil Democrats just hate, Hate, HATE them. Knowing their supporters, these assholes know their know-nothing voters will lap it up.

Just nobody mention all those jobs Boehner was harping about back in 2010, okay?

(link). Cue the Vonage theme!


rocktivity

There is no practical way to enforce it. A ban on disclosing gender would never pass at this point, it would be too unpopular since almost all pregnant women really want to know the gender. You could ask every woman why she is having the abortion, but she could just as easily say that she can't afford it, doesn't want kids yet or at all, has too many kids already, etc.

we have ways ...